Windows Alerts
8 Stories
Worm tracks down child porn
News An e-mail virus that seeks out images of child pornography on systems running Microsoft Windows and alerts government agencies to positive findings, has been released by hackers intent on cleaning up the Internet.
Wednesday, May 30 2001 09:18 AM
Code aims to bypass UAC security in Windows 7
News Authors of a proof-of-concept code say it can bypass the User Account Control antimalware check in Windows 7 beta, but Microsoft denies it is a flaw.
Tuesday, February 03 2009 06:08 AM
Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., User Account Control, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, malicious program, Microsoft Windows, malicious code, Microsoft VBScript
'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming
News Microsoft's "Patch Tuesday" will include three security alerts with patches for Windows and the Exchange e-mail server software.
Friday, May 05 2006 09:33 AM
Tags: Security, Business applications
Zero-day PowerPoint flaw gives rise to attacks
News Hackers are trying to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in the Office software, leading Microsoft to issue a warning and workarounds.
Monday, April 06 2009 08:55 AM
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Office, windows alerts, Microsoft Corp., Security, Attack, Microsoft Office 2003, SP3, Flaw, Environment
Microsoft to release three security updates Tuesday
News Company says three security updates will patch one "critical" and two "important" vulnerabilities in Windows.
Friday, March 06 2009 09:00 AM
Tags: PC security, windows alerts, Microsoft Corp., Security, Zero-day Bug, critical update, Server, Attacker, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Excel
Microsoft patches four critical IE, Exchange holes
News Critical vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of an affected computer remotely. Patches also released for holes in SQL Server and Office.
Wednesday, February 11 2009 08:36 AM
Tags: Network security, windows alerts, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Security, Vulnerability, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Admin User, Security Bulletin MS09-004, Server
Patch for critical Windows vulnerability coming
News Software maker says a fix is coming on Patch Tuesday for an unspecified critical hole in various operating-system versions that could allow a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely.
Friday, January 09 2009 10:50 AM
Tags: Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, windows alerts, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Windows Vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, Security Update
Apple dismisses Safari vulnerability
News Security researcher says Apple is uninterested in fixing glitch that could download malware to the desktop but will fix a separate high-risk security issue in the browser.
Friday, May 16 2008 09:55 AM
Tags: Web browsers, Security, windows alerts, Apple Inc., Web Browser, Vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, phone, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari






